What a week. Musa and Ryan start with a little bit more from the European Super League fallout (6:26), before getting on to some highlights from the week’s games (16:58), including the huge WSL clash between Manchester City and Chelsea, Barcelona beating Getafe 5-2 (21:03), and more. Then, finally, some chat about what's next for José Mourinho and Spurs (29:40), and a discussion of a few potential candidates for the vacancy.

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Musa and Ryan record an emergency podcast as the European Super League began to crumble less than 48 hours after its founding clubs' original statement. This episode was recorded late on Tuesday night European time, in case any of the details are already out of date. The next Stadio episode will drop on the Ringer FC feed Friday; we have a slightly different schedule this week given the news.

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It’s only Monday, and it’s already been a busy week in football. Musa and Ryan begin with some talking points from the actual football this weekend (00:39), including Leicester and Chelsea making it to the FA Cup final, Barcelona's Copa del Rey win, Hansi Flick's announcement that he wishes to leave Bayern, PSG ending Lyon’s dominance in the Women’s Champions League, and more. Then it’s on to the gigantic news that 12 clubs announced their intention to form a breakaway European Super League (17:53). Plus, Jose Mourinho got fired on air (45:37), which they briefly discuss at the end (51:08).

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Musa and Ryan go over this week’s Champions League quarterfinal second legs, beginning with PSG’s progression past Bayern despite defeat in Paris (8:34) and Chelsea, who also lost the leg but won the tie, getting past Porto (26:13). Dortmund did themselves proud, but it wasn’t enough to stop Manchester City impressing, heading into their first semifinal under Pep Guardiola (29:54), and Real Madrid's goalless draw at Anfield was enough to see them through (41:23). There’s also chat about Musa’s new book, England’s bright future, and more!

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This week, Ian is joined by Jeanette Kwakye and Musa Okwonga. Following Jürgen Klopp’s comments about playing at Real Madrid’s Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, they discuss how the setting can affect motivation and performance, with Jeanette and Wrighty drawing on their own experience in football and athletics (02:40). They then discuss the race for the end of season awards in England, including who might end up being crowned Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year, as well as who will end up with the Golden Boot (29:17).

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Real Madrid were victorious over Barcelona in a pivotal Clásico, so Musa and Ryan begin by discussing the game, Atleti’s draw with Betis, and the La Liga title race (5:45). They then move to the Premier League, with Leeds upsetting Manchester City (18:06) and Liverpool winning at Anfield, plus wins for Chelsea, Arsenal, and Newcastle. There’s also chat about West Ham and Leicester in the Champions League race and Manchester United’s win at Spurs (37:37). The NWSL Challenge Cup returned with brawls and more (43:49) and there’s a quick Bundesliga roundup, after wins for Schalke and Dortmund and a managerial change at Köln (47:05).

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Musa and Ryan are back with a Champions League podcast, but before they get into the action, they talk about competition anthems, another book for Musa, and … Snoopy (00:51). There’s a very quick summary of a few domestic games in Italy and Spain (7:11) before getting into a thriller in snowy Allianz Arena, where PSG beat Bayern 3-2 thanks to two Kylian Mbappé goals (08:43), and where Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting earned some praise. Next, they touch on Chelsea’s two lovely goals in their away win against Porto (21:09) before it’s on to Tuesday’s games, beginning with Manchester City’s victory over Borussia Dortmund (28:24), and wrapping up with Real Madrid and Liverpool (38:48).

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Ian is joined by Musa Okwonga this week for an Uncle Special. They begin, as only uncles can, by chatting about how people dressed back in the day and used to unleash the drip (01:29). They next give flowers to Imanol Alguacil, who—having supported and played for Real Sociedad—guided the club to their first trophy in 34 years (07:27) and discuss winning as a fan and the unrehearsed celebrations it creates. Wrighty then shares his theory on the involvement of Ronaldo and Portugal’s chances at the 2022 World Cup (19:11), and finally, with the return of European competition, what it’s like to transition back into playing in Europe at this stage of the season (29:23).

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Musa and Ryan begin with Real Sociedad winning their first trophy in 34 years after a win in the first Copa del Rey Basque Derby (06:45), before quickly rounding up La Liga after another wobble for Atleti (15:32). Premier League focus this week is on West Brom, who inflicted a first defeat on Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea (26:42), plus a quick dart around other fixtures from the weekend, including the WSL (41:03) and Frauen Pokal, where Bayern lost after 26 straight wins. Finally, the Ligue 1 title race heated up even further, as Lille beat PSG and Monaco won again (45:40).

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In this special episode, Ian is joined by Amy Lawrence and Ryan Hunn to remember the wonderful David Rocastle, who died 20 years ago this week. They share memories of Rocky as a player, a person, a close friend and an Arsenal legend, including childhood tales, Anfield, welcoming players to the club, and much more. Thanks to Tony Adams, Michael Thomas, Lee Dixon, Alan Smith, and Steve Bould for sending their thoughts for the audio montage. And thank you to XVARR, who kindly allowed us to use ‘She Healed Him in Her Sleep’ as the music.

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